Dr Latif Tas Politics of justice, legal and political anthropology, diaspora mobilization, transnationalism, gender, citizenship, social movements, conflict and peace in Europe and Middle East, especially with reference to Turkey, Kurds, the Ottoman Empire, the UK and Germany.
Meritorious Collecting and Curating in Buddhist Southeast Asia When is a temple a museum? How is a museum in the temple? I explore these and other questions through the lens of Buddhist merit-making. This focus on Shan temples in Myanmar and northern Thailand, invites responses to the notion that localised practices of collecting and curating, challenge conventional narratives about Shan Buddhist culture in Southeast Asia.
Workshop report: Law, human rights and civil society in Hong Kong SOAS China Institute (SCI) and Georgetown Center for Asian Law (GCAL) jointly hosted a closed-door workshop on law, human rights and civil society in Hong Kong.
Early careers grants and fellowships SOAS is excited to be supporting prospective researchers who wish to apply to be hosted at SOAS.